1Lt James Joseph McConnell (1920-1944)

1Lt James Joseph McConnell Veteran

Birth

25 Mar 1920

Death

7 Jan 1944 (aged 23)

Bouville, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Show Map

Plot

Plot D Row 21 Grave 41

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Bombardier 1st/Lt James J. McConnell, KIA
Hometown: Abington, PA
Squadron: 566th BS 389th Bomb Group
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Capt David L. Wilhite, KIA Owensboro, NY

Target Ludwigshafen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 1853
Date Lost: 7-Jan-44
Serial Number: 42-41013
Aircraft Model B-24D-125-CO
Aircraft Letter: K-
Aircraft Name: TROUBLE
Location: Bolbec, France
Cause: German (Fw190) Fighters 10 KIA, 1EVD

The 389th BG flies home alone over France. German fighters make repeated attacks and the group loses four aircraft.

B24 41-41013 was a veteran of "Operation Tidal Wave" the low level raid to destroy Romanian Oil fields flown by the 506 Squadron 44th Bomb group.

The "TROUBLE " Crew
Major Kenneth M. Caldwell Command Pilot KIA
Capt David L. Wilhite Pilot KIA
Capt David L. Wilhite Pilot KIA
Wendell L. Daily Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Harold Roodman Navigator KIA
1st/Lt James J. McConnell Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Harold L. Saunders Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Samuel W. Flatter Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. George R. Caplinger Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Charles A. De Witt Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Max J. Snyder Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Robert H. Sweatt Gunner EVD

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Entered the service from Pennsylvania.

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